Bernie Madoff's Boxers Go For $200 At Auction (Yeah, Seriously!)

Countless people may have lost their shirts with Bernie Madoff and his record-setting Ponzi scheme, but a few actually bought his wardrobe back during an auction over the weekend, including one brave bidder who ponied up $200 for the disgraced financier's underwear!

MIAMI BEACH, FL - JUNE 02: Items from Bernard L. Madoff's estate are seen on display before they are auctioned off on Saturday at the Miami Beach Convention Center on June 2, 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida. The auction held by the U.S. Marshals Service are items seized from Madoff's Palm Beach home after he was charged with his $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Madoff is serving a 150 year federal prison sentence. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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An auction of Madoff's personal belongings was held by the U.S. Marshal Service in Florida over the weekend, where about $400,000 was raised for his fraud victims, according to the Miami Herald. "The bidders were an eclectic mixture of awestruck high-finance groupies, intense art dealers and gimlet-eyed professional auction buyers, whose differing interests kept the bidding unpredictable and highly entertaining," the paper reports of the group, which numbered about 150 people in person and 6,000 more vying for his items online.

While it was hardly the day's biggest lot, the most fascinating may have been a pack of 14 pairs of boxer shorts that fetched $200 (no news on if they were, er, previously worn). They're hardly a $31,000 Rolex, which was also part of the auction, but it's still pretty big bucks to fork over for a pair of criminal skivvies, don't you think? I can only imagine what the new owner is doing with them...

What do you gals think about the auction of Bernie Madoff's personal belongings? Can you believe there are people out there who want to own a piece of his history? Do you think it's actually a smart way to make back some cash to fund his fraud victims' payments? Or is the whole thing rather ridiculous? Discuss!